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• Detroit Receiving Hospital — DRH from the west, looking at the University Health Center portion Geography Location Detroit, Michigan …   Wikipedia

• Hospital Ships of the Sanitary Commission — References= Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Regents University of California City of Memphis and Fanny Bullit Between 6 and 16 Feb 1862, the Union advanced across the country and captured Fort s Henry and Donelson. Upon hearing word of the… …   Wikipedia

• Hospital-acquired pneumonia — (HAP) or nosocomial pneumonia refers to any pneumonia contracted by a patient in a hospital at least 48–72 hours after being admitted. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, rather than a virus.[1][2] HAP is the second most common… …   Wikipedia

• Receiving ship — A receiving ship is a ship that is used in harbor to house newly recruited sailors before they are assigned to a crew.In the Royal Navy, the use of impressment to collect sailors resulted in the problem of preventing escape of the unwilling… …   Wikipedia

• hospital — hos|pi|tal W1S2 [ˈhɔspıtl US ˈha: ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin hospitale place to stay at , from Latin hospitalis of a guest , from hospes; HOST1] a large building where sick or injured people receive… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Hospital ship — A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones …   Wikipedia

• hospital — A place for the reception of persons sick or infirm in body or in mind; a building founded through charity, where the sick and disabled may be treated solely at their own expense, or at the expense of the institution. An institution for receiving …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• hospital — [13] Like hospices, hostels, and hotels, hospitals were originally simply places at which guests were received. The word comes via Old French hospital from medieval Latin hospitāle, a noun use of the adjective hospitālis ‘of a guest’. This in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• hospital — [13] Like hospices, hostels, and hotels, hospitals were originally simply places at which guests were received. The word comes via Old French hospital from medieval Latin hospitāle, a noun use of the adjective hospitālis ‘of a guest’. This in… …   Word origins

• Hospital pass — 1. (football) pass given to a player who will inevitably be tackled on receiving the ball; 2. (ultimate frisbee) a thing (plate etc.) that hangs in the air a long time before descending and for which many players crowd together and attempt to… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• hospital pass — Australian Slang 1. (football) pass given to a player who will inevitably be tackled on receiving the ball; 2. (ultimate frisbee) a thing (plate etc.) that hangs in the air a long time before descending and for which many players crowd together… …   English dialects glossary